UK advertising will grow by 2.3% in the second quarter of this year, dropping to 2.1% in Q3 and rising to 4.6% in Q4, according to the latest, revised forecasts from the Advertising Association. The new forecasts are more positive than the previous set, published in March, which had predicted a 0.5% increase in Q2,… Continue reading AA Revises Forecasts Up In Light Of Improving Climate
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The confidence of marketers may be gradually returning in the UK, with more marketing budgets being revised upwards during Q2 than in any quarter since Q1 2000. This is one of the findings of the latest edition of the Bellwether Report published by the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA). However, the survey also finds… Continue reading Insight Analysis: Bellwether May Show Slowly Returning Confidence
Advertising conditions in the UK are beginning to improve, with ITV’s revenues showing some stable growth for the first time in many months (see Outlook Improves For ITV Advertising) and the year now predicted by the Advertising Association (AA) to show positive overall growth. In revised figures the AA is now expecting 2002 to turn… Continue reading UK Media Outlook From Merrill Lynch
ITV advertising revenues for July and August are continuing to look strong, after a boost in spending received by the Network during the World Cup last month (see Forecasts). With the recovery holding out for the foreseeable future, analysts at Merrill Lynch are upgrading their outlook for Carlton Communications and Granada. The broker is now… Continue reading Outlook Improves For ITV Advertising
Figures from French publishing group, Lagardere, suggest that there is no recovery in advertising levels for US magazines, according to analysts at Merrill Lynch. Lagardere has magazine publishing and other media operations in a number of regions around the world, so its figures provide some degree of yardstick by which to measure various markets. Merrill… Continue reading Lagardere Shows Poor Revenue At US Mags, No Improvement Before October
The 2002 projections issued by Universal McCann this week follow the trend of recent studies predicting a limited revival in advertising market conditions. Robert Coen, director of forecasting at the global media agency, anticipates an increase of 2.1% in US adspend and there is growing confidence about prospects for next year. In fact, Coen has… Continue reading Coen Predicts ‘Modest’ Adspend Growth
EMAP chairman, Adam Broadbent, today delivered a confident trading update to the company’s AGM, saying that trading expectations for the full year are achievable (see Consumer Mags Advertising Resilient, Radio Still Down At EMAP). The company has seen a resilient performance in its consumer magazine advertising levels, with good underlying growth. Circulation revenues are well… Continue reading EMAP Ad Revenue Forecasts From Merrill Lynch
Robert Coen, director of forecasting at Universal McCann, has revised down his advertising predictions for 2002. He said that spending would increase by 2.1% to $236.2 million in the US this year as against his previous forecast of 2.4% (see Forecasts). The respected prognosticator cites the weakness of the stock market as the main reason… Continue reading McCann Expert Revises Ad Forecasts
Total US magazine advertising revenue increased 6.1% year on year in June, closing at $1.4 billion, according to the latest data from the Publishers Information Bureau (PIB). However, the number of advertising pages fell by 1.2%, to 18,905. In the calendar year to date, advertising revenue closed at $7.7 billion, a decline of 1.6%, and… Continue reading US Mags Revenue Grows, But Volumes Decline In June
UK press advertising revenues may be showing signs of an upturn, albeit patchy, according to analysts at Merrill Lynch. At Trinity Mirror, struggling national revenues have begun to recover in May and June, turning positive after a 10.3% decline in the first five months of the year (see Trinity Mirror Sees Very Little Visibility, Poor… Continue reading UK Press Advertising On The Up?
